'It's not that we hate you': Understanding children's gender attitudes and expectancies about peer relationships

British Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 288-304

  Zosuls, Kristina M ^a   Martin, Carol Lynn ^a   Ruble, Diane N ^b   Miller, Cindy F ^a   Gaertner, Bridget M ^a   England, Dawn E ^a   Hill, Alison P ^c  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICIPATION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HATE; HUMAN; MALE; PEER GROUP; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS;

ANTICIPATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HATE; HUMANS; MALE; PEER GROUP; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION;

EID: 79956116457     PISSN: 0261510X     EISSN: 2044835X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-835X.2010.02023.x     Document Type: Article

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